Bitcointalk IPL Prediction Pool & Discussion

[teosanru]

Finally we get to see Nagarkoti in any competitive cricket after 2018 World cup. Best of luck to this young guy hope he does well along with Shivam Mavi who already had good outing during the last game.

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SRH's middle order sleeping today.

You are right because I just check score card on espncric and feeling something very bad happen with them as they lost only 4 wickets and runs 142 its not giving any positive note about their abilities they have to think about this in coming matches if they want to do some good as again RCB and CSK going down and Punjab Delhi and KKR have fair chance to advance even we are in very early stages of this IPL season.

I think SRH have always had problem with their middle order. They have quality players in the middle order but none of them is a big striker. So the team depends highly on Warner and Bairstow. This is the reason why they need someone like Williamson in the side instead of someone like Mohammad Nabi. In every IPL we have seen that SRH performs only if David Warner plays a big knock. I think some of the underdog is going to take the IPL this time.

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[JSRAW]

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SRH's middle order sleeping today.

You are right because I just check score card on espncric and feeling something very bad happen with them as they lost only 4 wickets and runs 142 its not giving any positive note about their abilities they have to think about this in coming matches if they want to do some good as again RCB and CSK going down and Punjab Delhi and KKR have fair chance to advance even we are in very early stages of this IPL season.

I think SRH have always had problem with their middle order. They have quality players in the middle order but none of them is a big striker. So the team depends highly on Warner and Bairstow. This is the reason why they need someone like Williamson in the side instead of someone like Mohammad Nabi. In every IPL we have seen that SRH performs only if David Warner plays a big knock. I think some of the underdog is going to take the IPL this time.

IMO Rashid - Nabi duo provides good bowling options to SRH plus Rashid knows how to swing bats and Nabi is equally impressive with the bat, he could play finisher role for his team, add bhuvi and you got 3 solid bowlers. Khaleel is okay bowler but sometimes he fails miserably even against the tailender so he's not reliable as compare to others.

I would argue that they should promote Saha at the top order, he bats fairly okay as opener during the powerplay (Similar to Parthiv Patel) other than that he's pretty useless batter (not as Murli Vijay tho). In this scenario Bairstow could sit out and Kane Willimson could fit in the middle order. 

[Haunebu]

I would argue that they should promote Saha at the top order, he bats fairly okay as opener during the powerplay (Similar to Parthiv Patel) other than that he's pretty useless batter (not as Murli Vijay tho). In this scenario Bairstow could sit out and Kane Willimson could fit in the middle order. 

Very good points. SRH are at the bottom of the table now while DC are leading currently which used to be the reverse case sometime back. DC team management stepped up their game.

SRH only has 3 good bowlers(Rashid, Nabi and Bhuvi) and 4 good batsmen in my opinion(Warner, Bairstow, Pandey and Williamson).

[Vishnu.Reang]

Finally we get to see Nagarkoti in any competitive cricket after 2018 World cup. Best of luck to this young guy hope he does well along with Shivam Mavi who already had good outing during the last game.

It was actually disappointing. His bowling action seems to have changed. And he has lost his pace. Kamlesh Nagarkoti used to bowl at an average speed of 140+ kmph two years ago. During the match against SRH, he bowled a couple of balls that clocked above 140 kmph, but others were in the 130-140 kmph range. His average speed seems to have dropped by 5-10 kmph. 

[JSRAW]

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SRH only has 3 good bowlers(Rashid, Nabi and Bhuvi) and 4 good batsmen in my opinion(Warner, Bairstow, Pandey and Williamson).

Look at the irony, Arguably 7-8 match winning players and we still not sure what's wrong with the SRH. Guess it comes down to couple of factors. SRH still warming up or their opponents has bigger match winners.

Finally we get to see Nagarkoti in any competitive cricket after 2018 World cup. Best of luck to this young guy hope he does well along with Shivam Mavi who already had good outing during the last game.

It was actually disappointing. His bowling action seems to have changed. And he has lost his pace. Kamlesh Nagarkoti used to bowl at an average speed of 140+ kmph two years ago. During the match against SRH, he bowled a couple of balls that clocked above 140 kmph, but others were in the 130-140 kmph range. His average speed seems to have dropped by 5-10 kmph.  

Yeah, speed was missing and kinda struggling with the length too but its his first game after 2 good years so its bit early to form any opinion.

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Punjab vs Rajasthan at run machine ground (Sharjah)

Both teams got explosive batsmen who could maintain their Strike rate above 140-150. On bowling point of view Punjab looking slightly strong, not sure about today's game. Team winning the toss might want to bat first and score big target one more time. So far in this season batting second and dew myth are proving to be dud strategy.

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Smith want to chase...
Anyone expecting 200+ chase?

[Haunebu]

Punjab vs Rajasthan at run machine ground (Sharjah)

Both teams got explosive batsmen who could maintain their Strike rate above 140-150. On bowling point of view Punjab looking slightly strong, not sure about today's game. Team winning the toss might want to bat first and score big target one more time. So far in this season batting second and dew myth are proving to be dud strategy.

I bet on Punjab because of their amazing form recently. They have more capable batsmen and bowlers when compared to RR in my opinion which is why I think they could win this one comfortably though RR has the advantage of playing a game in the same ground earlier.

This season is basically the year of the underdogs so far since most favorites lost. Current match between Punjab and RR will surely be exciting in my opinion.

[akhjob]

@JSRAW, yeah I expect a 200+ chase but I don't think Rajasthan Royals will be able to chase down such a target. So far Pooran hasn't performed well for KXIP, I'm expecting a good knock from him in today's match.

Yesterday, I got my first points   Today my pick is KXIP, let's see if I'm able to continue my winning streak.

[Pffrt]

Yesterday, I got my first points  

I got 2 in total so far and vishnu is leading the pool with 9 points. I have picked RR tonight but it seems KXIP is rocking from the beginning. 66 runs from 6.5 overs. Going to lose point on another match may be.

[RapTarX]

Yesterday, I got my first points   Today my pick is KXIP, let's see if I'm able to continue my winning streak.

I'm also here with 1 point, don't be upset, dude. But we will have a difference tonight, either me or you as we have bet tonight for two differents team.
Mayank and Rahul seem not be stopping tonight. May be another century?

[JSRAW]

Phew so Mayank went crazy today eh   but you need to feel for bowlers here, really tough to bowl on this ground. There were couple of weak links in RR bowling line-up, one of them was Ankit Rajput, surprisingly he pulled up fine 18th over otherwise RR were looking at min 240 run chase.

To successful chase everything needs to be a perfect and little bit of luck. Rajasthan has fair amount of firepower in their arsenal, if their 2 batsmen click here then they could chase down this target.

@JSRAW, yeah I expect a 200+ chase but I don't think Rajasthan Royals will be able to chase down such a target. So far Pooran hasn't performed well for KXIP, I'm expecting a good knock from him in today's match.

Yesterday, I got my first points   Today my pick is KXIP, let's see if I'm able to continue my winning streak.

Buttler and Sanju are beast so watch out.

[SaShiRaJaVu]

To successful chase everything needs to be a perfect and little bit of luck. Rajasthan has fair amount of firepower in their arsenal, if their 2 batsmen click here then they could chase down this target.

Even if they start really well i think it is a tall task to chase down 223 runs. I am having a hard task predicting the IPL teams and i am in the bottom position and i am going to loose this match too  .

Buttler and Sanju are beast so watch out.

Butler is gone, i wish to watch Sanju bat, but sadly i can only see the updates.

[akhjob]

Buttler and Sanju are beast so watch out.

I am happy with the target set by KXIP and when Butler got early I was happier. But the partnership between Smith and Sanju made me worried. But thanks to Neesham, Smith got out after scoring half-century. Sanju is still standing and looking good. If KXIP manages to put some pressure by restricting boundaries for a few overs and pick some wickets then this should be a comfortable win for KXIP.

Edit: Although a catch was missed pressure is building up. 2 good overs from Maxwell and Bisnoi
Edit: Cottrell fucked up

[RapTarX]

Jeez, where's the match heading to? What a worse bowling from Cottrel! 5 sixes in an over! It was a pretty easy win for KXIP but now match has turned into new direction.
And Shami to Jofra Archer! 2 sixes!
Drama over drama.

[JSRAW]

Holy cow!! What a game..

Tewatia the zero, Tewatia the hero.

[Pffrt]

Should I say what a match it was or should I say what a pre planned win! This match seems to be clearly a fixed match if you have close look on the match. Anyway, it's great that I got 1 point tonight while I have given up the hope of getting point at all.
Vishnu is rocked.

[Fatemablabla]

What is this? Really? Selected Punjab 2times and both times they made last moment Drama and lost the match in a dramatic way. I didn't see bad bowling like this in last few years. -_-
Wasn't expecting RR winning this match at last.

[eaLiTy]

Holy cow!! What a game..

Tewatia the zero, Tewatia the hero.

To be frank i was cursing the decision of Rajasthan Royals team management to send Rahul Tewatia and he was wasting the balls and even Sanju Samson even denied a single so that Rahul Tewatia will not waste anymore balls and when Sanju got out i switched off the television as i never expected RR to win the game and oh boy i was wrong as Rahul Tewatia hitting 5 sixes against an international bowler Cottrell in an over just changed the game and Jofra Archer is hitting the ball clean.

[teosanru]

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SRH's middle order sleeping today.

You are right because I just check score card on espncric and feeling something very bad happen with them as they lost only 4 wickets and runs 142 its not giving any positive note about their abilities they have to think about this in coming matches if they want to do some good as again RCB and CSK going down and Punjab Delhi and KKR have fair chance to advance even we are in very early stages of this IPL season.

I think SRH have always had problem with their middle order. They have quality players in the middle order but none of them is a big striker. So the team depends highly on Warner and Bairstow. This is the reason why they need someone like Williamson in the side instead of someone like Mohammad Nabi. In every IPL we have seen that SRH performs only if David Warner plays a big knock. I think some of the underdog is going to take the IPL this time.

IMO Rashid - Nabi duo provides good bowling options to SRH plus Rashid knows how to swing bats and Nabi is equally impressive with the bat, he could play finisher role for his team, add bhuvi and you got 3 solid bowlers. Khaleel is okay bowler but sometimes he fails miserably even against the tailender so he's not reliable as compare to others.

I would argue that they should promote Saha at the top order, he bats fairly okay as opener during the powerplay (Similar to Parthiv Patel) other than that he's pretty useless batter (not as Murli Vijay tho). In this scenario Bairstow could sit out and Kane Willimson could fit in the middle order.  

Could be an option but you desparately need a big hiter no matter whom you teach that skill. The way there have been run scoring in this tournament especially in slog you just can't have a team which scores at 8-9 runs per over.

Holy cow!! What a game..

Tewatia the zero, Tewatia the hero.

Sheldron Cotrell should be punished. He should be kept standing for the whole day alone in the ground in that salute pose that he weirdly does. Trust me I thought of him as a good bowler but today I have realized that most of these West Indian bowlers are like Chinese items and nothing more. Vice chairman of Dinda club.

Should I say what a match it was or should I say what a pre planned win! This match seems to be clearly a fixed match if you have close look on the match. Anyway, it's great that I got 1 point tonight while I have given up the hope of getting point at all.
Vishnu is rocked.

I want to say two things. One is that match was definitely planned and fixed and Vishnu definitely is a member of that fixing squad.   Lol Vishnu Bro question for you: 

[akhjob]

Damn another loss  Earlier Sanju rejected a single fearing that Tewatia would be on strike and might ruin the match for RR. But things changed when Cottrell came to bowl and RR made history by chasing the most runs in IPL because of Tewatia. Honestly, I didn't expect RR to win and that things would go south in the last 3 overs.

JS is right, Vishnu is the one fixing the matches  I even lost a live bet because of this 

[Haunebu]

IPL is way too unpredictable. Biggest highlights for me were the insane Pooran save(The best save I have ever seen in Cricket), Rahul destroying Cottrell(This was the perfect time for Cottrell to do his signature salute stance) and Samson going beast mode.

Who would have expected RR to chase down a mammoth total like 223 with 3 freaking balls to spare? The commentators themselves lost it.

Entertainment wise, IPL is King. Betting wise, IPL can screw you in all the wrong ways.